Super Short Summary

In Julia Armfield’s debut novel Our Wives Under the Sea, main characters Miri and Leah tell the story of their relationship, and its end, through alternating narratives. Leah, a marine biologist, returns six months late from a deep-sea expedition trapped in a submarine, and her physical and emotional transformation strains their marriage. The novel depicts graphic body horror and death, as well as mental health conditions such as depression and anxiety.